More than 150 civil society organisations urge IEA to put 1.5ÂșC first in the 2021 World Energy Outlook

September 14, 2021By David TurnbullBlog Post, Press Releases

Today, Oil Change International and over 150 other civil society organisations from all over the world sent an open letter to International Energy Agency (IEA) director Dr. Fatih Birol, urging him to center 1.5 degrees Celsius (ÂșC) in the 2021 World Energy Outlook (WEO). The IEA is due to release the WEO in one month, on October 13, 2021.

Putting clean energy stimulus at the heart of IEA analysis?

March 26, 2020By David TongBlog Post, Energy Transitions & Futures

People all over the world are facing unprecedented crises from COVID-19. These tragic impacts will be the deepest in the world’s most vulnerable communities, regions and countries. IEA director Dr. Fatih Birol has urged governments worldwide to place clean energy at the heart of stimulus. Here Dr. Birol is right – but making this clean energy call count with real ambition is critical if the IEA wants to shake its reputation as a shill for the fossil fuel sector. Â